Snow leopard installation fails after reboot

I have a mac book pro 2007 non unibody. It has 10.5.8 installed and I would like to install snow leopard. My machine wont boot from the dvd - I get a no entry / warning symbol. However it can be read when I am booted into 10.5.8 and hence I clicked on install snow leopard and it goes well until the point where it reboots and then it wont continue and boots into 10.5.8 again.
Is this bad media? should I return the disk?
Thanks
Nick

I presume you're using the retail Snow Leopard DVD?
There have been a few cases of bad DVDs, but I wouldn't expect the disc to be read at all, let alone install. Worth a call to Applecare or Customer support and see if you can replace the disc.
Meanwhile, boot from your original Leopard grey disc and run DU to Repair Disk (not permissions), then try booting from the SL disc again.
As you've attempted to install from the DVD while booted in Leopard, also check your HD for a folder called something like "MacOS X Install Data". That will have been left there by the failed installation; the .pkgs in there would normally be installed to replace the corresponding Leopard files during the restart while the HD is unmounted.
If there's one there, trash it and empty the trash as it may inhibit further attempts at installation.

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system.log
Sep 13 18:09:01 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Sep 13 18:09:08 localhost mDNSResponder[17]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:12) starting
Sep 13 18:09:09 localhost pcscd[28]: Non-smartcard device launched pcscd [Vendor: 0X3F0, Product: 0X5711]
Sep 13 18:09:17: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
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Sep 13 18:09:20 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.usbmuxd[44]: usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNine on Jul 20 2009 at 13:06:53, running 32 bit
Sep 13 18:09:20 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 sudo[78]: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/HWNetCfg
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Sep 13 18:09:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[50]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Sep 13 18:09:25 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 iStatLocalDaemon[66]: Waiting for connections on port 5204.
Sep 13 18:09:27 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 mDNSResponder[17]: SIGHUP: Purge cache
Sep 13 18:09:31 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[15]: network configuration changed.
Sep 13 18:11:00 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[50]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
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Sep 13 18:11:29 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SystemUIServer[126]: MenuCracker 2.0 (/Library/Application Support/iStat local/extras/MenuCracker.menu)\n See http://sourceforge.net/projects/menucracker\n MenuCracker is now loaded. Ready to accept new menu extras. Ignore the failure message that follows.
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Sep 13 18:11:29 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SystemUIServer[126]: MenuCracker: Allowing "iStatMenusDateAndTimes".
Sep 13 18:11:36 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SystemUIServer[126]: MenuCracker: Allowing "iStatMenusNetwork".
secure.log
Sep 13 18:09:08 localhost com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Session 0x5fbff962 created
Sep 13 18:09:09 localhost com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Entering service
Sep 13 18:09:17 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Succeeded authorizing right 'config.modify.com.apple.CoreRAID.admin' by client '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreRAID.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Core RAIDServer' for authorization created by '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreRAID.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Core RAIDServer'
Sep 13 18:09:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Session 0x236025 created
Sep 13 18:09:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Session 0x236025 attributes 0x30
Sep 13 18:09:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[50]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Sep 13 18:09:25 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SecurityAgent[103]: User info context values set for ericgl
Sep 13 18:09:26 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SecurityAgent[103]: Login Window login proceeding
Sep 13 18:11:00 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SecurityAgent[103]: Login Window done
Sep 13 18:11:00 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.login.console' by client '/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app' for authorization created by '/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app'
Sep 13 18:11:00 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[50]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Sep 13 18:11:01 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.login.done' by client '/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app' for authorization created by '/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app'
Sep 13 18:11:09 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 /System/Library/CoreServices/CCacheServer.app/Contents/MacOS/CCacheServer[145]: Starting up.
Sep 13 18:11:14 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.SecurityServer[23]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.print.admin' by client '/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/makequeuesagent' for authorization created by '/System/Library/Printers/Libraries/makequeuesagent'
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13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel migtable_maxdispl = 73
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13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel AppleACPICPU: ProcessorId=1 LocalApicId=1 Enabled
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel calling mpopolicyinit for TMSafetyNet
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel calling mpopolicyinit for Quarantine
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel Security policy loaded: Quarantine policy (Quarantine)
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel calling mpopolicyinit for Sandbox
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel Security policy loaded: Seatbelt sandbox policy (Sandbox)
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13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient: ready
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 8025 built-in now active, GUID 0017f2fffe7f970e; max speed s800.
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13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): MY66AB92R404J7 0x3f0 0x5711 0x100
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 01974248FFFF 0x59f 0x951 0x0
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel [Bluetooth::CSRHIDTransition] switchToHCIMode (legacy)
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel [Bluetooth::CSRHIDTransition] transition complete.
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel CSRUSBBluetoothHCIController::setupHardware super returned 0
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: initialization complete
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel AppleYukon2: Marvell Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8053 Singleport Copper SA
13/09/09 6:09:07 PM kernel AppleYukon2: RxRingSize <= 1024, TxRingSize 256, RXMAXLE 1024, TXMAXLE 768, STMAXLE 3328
13/09/09 6:09:01 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
13/09/09 6:09:08 PM kernel yukon: Ethernet address 00:16:cb:a1:8f:b7
13/09/09 6:09:08 PM kernel systemShutdown false
13/09/09 6:09:08 PM mDNSResponder[17] mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:12) starting
13/09/09 6:09:08 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[23] Session 0x5fbff962 created
13/09/09 6:09:09 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[23] Entering service
13/09/09 6:09:10 PM kernel Previous Shutdown Cause: 5
13/09/09 6:09:10 PM kernel DSMOS has arrived
13/09/09 6:09:10 PM kernel Atheros: mac 12.2 phy 8.1 radio 12.0
13/09/09 6:09:17 PM configd[15] network configuration changed.
13/09/09 6:09:17 PM configd[15] setting hostname to "eric-lawrences-MBP-2.local"
13/09/09 6:09:17 PM kernel AirPort_AthrFusion: Ethernet address 00:17:f2:e6:a8:d1
13/09/09 6:09:17 PM kernel IO80211Controller::dataLinkLayerAttachComplete(): adding AppleEFINVRAM notification
13/09/09 6:09:17 PM bootlog[60] BOOT_TIME: 1252829340 0
13/09/09 6:09:18 PM fseventsd[54] could not open <</Volumes/ERICGLPC/.fseventsd/fseventsd-uuid>> (No such file or directory)
13/09/09 6:09:18 PM fseventsd[54] log dir: /Volumes/ERICGLPC/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 493B2D00-47B9-4820-96FB-EF447F07CCDA
13/09/09 6:09:19 PM kernel AirPort: Link Down on en1. Reason 1 (Unspecified).
13/09/09 6:09:19 PM kernel AirPort: Link Up on en1
13/09/09 6:09:20 PM kernel AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
13/09/09 6:09:20 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[44] usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNine on Jul 20 2009 at 13:06:53, running 32 bit
13/09/09 6:09:20 PM sudo[78] root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/HWNetCfg
13/09/09 6:09:21 PM blued[61] Apple Bluetooth daemon started
13/09/09 6:09:21 PM /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[50] Login Window Application Started
13/09/09 6:09:22 PM kernel Warning - com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport declares no kernel dependencies; using com.apple.kernel.6.0.
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13/09/09 6:11:00 PM loginwindow[50] Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
13/09/09 6:11:00 PM loginwindow[50] USER_PROCESS: 50 console
13/09/09 6:11:01 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[121] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
13/09/09 6:11:10 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[121] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[137]) Exited with exit code: 1
13/09/09 6:11:11 PM ServerScanner[134] Not scanning because node /Active Directory/All Domains is in searchPath
13/09/09 6:11:27 PM com.apple.WindowServer[85] Sun Sep 13 18:11:27 eric-lawrences-MBP-2.local WindowServer[85] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
13/09/09 6:11:27 PM WindowServer[85] kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
13/09/09 6:11:29 PM SystemUIServer[126] MenuCracker 2.0 (/Library/Application Support/iStat local/extras/MenuCracker.menu)
See http://sourceforge.net/projects/menucracker
MenuCracker is now loaded. Ready to accept new menu extras. Ignore the failure message that follows.
13/09/09 6:11:29 PM SystemUIServer[126] failed to instantiate and get the principal class of bundle: NSBundle </Library/Application Support/iStat local/extras/MenuCracker.menu> (loaded)
13/09/09 6:11:29 PM SystemUIServer[126] MenuCracker: Allowing "iStatMenusDateAndTimes".
13/09/09 6:11:36 PM SystemUIServer[126] MenuCracker: Allowing "iStatMenusNetwork".
failed reboot from windows - note date and time wrong
Sep 13 19:00:10 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 sudo[200]: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/HWNetCfg
Sep 13 19:00:10 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 WindowServer[85]: bootstraplookip failed: Unknown service name
Sep 14 05:26:46 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Sep 14 05:26:53 localhost mDNSResponder[18]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:12) starting
Sep 14 05:26:54 localhost pcscd[28]: Non-smartcard device launched pcscd [Vendor: 0X3F0, Product: 0X5711]
Sep 14 05:27:02: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 14 05:27:02 localhost configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:27:02 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[14]: setting hostname to "eric-lawrences-MBP-2.local"
Sep 14 05:27:02 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 bootlog[62]: BOOT_TIME: 1252870005 0
Sep 14 05:27:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 fseventsd[56]: checkvol_last_modtime:XXX failed to get mount time (25; &mount_time == 0x1000b5358)
Sep 14 05:27:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 fseventsd[56]: log dir: /Volumes/ERICGLPC/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 1C45E673-8EEA-4ACF-B0F2-BAE1FB843D2B
Sep 14 05:27:05 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.usbmuxd[46]: usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNine on Jul 20 2009 at 13:06:53, running 32 bit
Sep 14 05:27:05 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 sudo[82]: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/HWNetCfg
Sep 14 05:27:06 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 blued[63]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Sep 14 05:27:06 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[52]: Login Window Application Started
Sep 14 05:27:11 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 iStatLocalDaemon[68]: Waiting for connections on port 5204.
Sep 14 05:27:11 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[14]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:27:12 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 mDNSResponder[18]: SIGHUP: Purge cache
Sep 14 05:27:12 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[52]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Sep 13 19:33:18 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Sep 13 19:33:25 localhost DirectoryService[11]: Improper shutdown detected
Sep 13 19:33:39 localhost mDNSResponder[17]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:12) starting
fast reboot from boot camp icon in Windows - note date and time wrong
Sep 14 05:46:42 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Sep 14 05:46:53 localhost mDNSResponder[18]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:12) starting
Sep 14 05:46:53 localhost pcscd[31]: Non-smartcard device launched pcscd [Vendor: 0X3F0, Product: 0X5711]
Sep 14 05:46:54: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 14 05:46:54 localhost configd[15]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:46:54 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[15]: setting hostname to "eric-lawrences-MBP-2.local"
Sep 14 05:46:56 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[15]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:46:57 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 bootlog[65]: BOOT_TIME: 1252871201 0
Sep 14 05:46:58 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[15]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:47:01 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 fseventsd[59]: could not open <</Volumes/ERICGLPC/.fseventsd/fseventsd-uuid>> (No such file or directory)
Sep 14 05:47:01 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 fseventsd[59]: log dir: /Volumes/ERICGLPC/.fseventsd getting new uuid: CA5F549C-7E51-4D0B-BEB6-7B91A7544AE2
Sep 14 05:47:01 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 sudo[82]: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr/HWNetCfg
Sep 14 05:47:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.usbmuxd[49]: usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNine on Jul 20 2009 at 13:06:53, running 32 bit
Sep 14 05:47:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 blued[66]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Sep 14 05:47:04 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[55]: Login Window Application Started
Sep 14 05:47:09 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 iStatLocalDaemon[71]: Waiting for connections on port 5204.
Sep 14 05:47:09 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 mDNSResponder[18]: SIGHUP: Purge cache
Sep 14 05:47:10 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 configd[15]: network configuration changed.
Sep 14 05:47:10 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[55]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Sep 14 05:47:11 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[55]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Sep 14 05:47:11 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 loginwindow[55]: USER_PROCESS: 55 console
Sep 14 05:47:11 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[109] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Sep 13 19:47:17 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[109] (com.apple.AddressBook.abd): The following job tried to hijack the service "com.apple.AddressBook.abd" from this job: [0x0-0x5005].com.apple.AddressBook.abd
Sep 13 19:47:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[109] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[131]): Exited with exit code: 1
Sep 13 19:47:24 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 ServerScanner[128]: Not scanning because node /Active Directory/All Domains is in searchPath
Sep 13 19:47:38 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SystemUIServer[114]: MenuCracker 2.0 (/Library/Application Support/iStat local/extras/MenuCracker.menu)\n See http://sourceforge.net/projects/menucracker\n MenuCracker is now loaded. Ready to accept new menu extras. Ignore the failure message that follows.
Sep 13 19:47:38 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 SystemUIServer[114]: failed to instantiate and get the principal class of bundle: NSBundle </Library/Application Support/iStat local/extras/MenuCracker.menu> (loaded)
Sep 13 19:48:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 WindowServer[85]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Sep 13 19:48:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2 com.apple.WindowServer[85]: Sun Sep 13 19:48:03 eric-lawrences-MBP-2.local WindowServer[85] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.

Hi guys
Thanks for your contributions. I have made little progress on this issue since posting.
Just as added info, I did a re-install of Snow leopard from install DVD and upgrade again to 10.6.1 and no change to the startup behaviours. Same pattern as before, although the first restart was fast and probably how it is meant to be, then the slow ones reappeared.
I also had a thought that somehow it may be related to the nominated startup disk. There were posts on other boards about similar issues with Leopard where the hanging start was found to be related to the computer not knowing which startup disk to use. I thought maybe as it works when using the boot camp icon from Windows but not the restart button, it may be related, but in OSX and Windows both are set to startup in OSX on HD. So no further joy.
Maybe someone else will come along who can understand the Console logs. Why does the loginwindow and Security Agent take so long?
Do you guys have any clues from your Console system logs? Does yours hang on loginwindow?
The fact that there are so few people with the same problem suggests to me that there is a third party device/preference/ hidden file somewhere that is having an effect and it's not an Apple issue.
I am getting close to wiping the hard drive and starting again....but live in hope.
Cheers

Mac OX Snow Leopard installation from DVD failed

I tried to install the new OS Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 (bought today) on my iMac. But is constantly failed (message: installation failed) and now it's in a loop where I can't get out. Because the only action there is is to try it again. What should I do?

What specific iMac model do you have? Does it meet these requirements?
Snow Leopard General requirements
Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of available disk space
DVD drive for installation
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
To shut down the computer press and hold in the Power button until the computer shuts off. When you restart the computer you can eject the DVD as follows:
Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
Ejecting the stuck disc can usually be done in one of the following ways:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the left mouse button until the disc ejects.
2. Press the Eject button on your keyboard.
3. Click on the Eject button in the menubar.
4. Press COMMAND-E.
5. If none of the above work try this: Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter or paste the following:
/usr/bin/drutil eject
If this fails then try this:
Boot the computer into Single-user Mode. At the prompt enter the same command as used above. To restart the computer enter "reboot" at the prompt without quotes.
If you are currently running Leopard and it's still working then do this:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
If all is OK then reboot from your Snow Leopard DVD and try the installation again.
BTW, I encourage you to make a cloned backup of your current working system before trying to upgrade.

Snow Leopard installation on Mac Mini has failed

Hi,
Does anyone know whether Snow Leopard checks what hard disk is installed in order to satisfy installation requirements as I've fitted an SSD Hard Disk Drive in my Macintel Mac Mini and installing Snow Leopard has failed (no longer boots into any Operating System previous nor upgraded. (Mac OS X 10.5.8 previously installed)).
Thank you for any advice.
Best Regards.

It may not have anything to do with a new drive installation. Snow Leopard has just "bricked" my Intel Mac Mini hard drive - the original one. The first attempt at installation failed, so I tried an erase and instal. It seemed to work - briefly but when I tried to restore apps and settings from a Time Machine back-up it "hung" with only one minute of restoration to go. Now the HD appears to have failed, since it is unable to find any system folder and booting up via the Snow Leopard disc and bringing up the disc utility shows a greyed-out HD drive.
Some people on the MacBook Pro forum report a similar problem with the hard drive after Snow Leopard installation.

Snow leopard upgrade fails

Hi,
I run 10.5.8 on my iMac and just bought a Snow Leopard DVD from Apple to upgrade to 10.6. I launched the installation DVD and installed the upgrade - all seemed to behave fine, except that the restart hangs at the spinning wheel. I gave it 3 hours but it never progressed beyond the spinning wheel. I can force the system off and reboot with option key pressed. The internal hard drive comes up as one of the startup disk options and it claimes to have SnowLeopard installed but when I select it, again it hangs at spinning wheel. I tried to re-start from the DVD and repeat the installation procedure - same result. As an aside, I happened to have an external drive with a bootable clone of my dauther's MacBook Pro which runs Snow Leopard and interestingly, my iMac booted from that system just fine.
So, I ended up restoring Leopard from Timemachine, so I'm now exactely back to where I started.... What am I missing? Any suggestions to try? I do need to upgrade becasue a piece of software that I ant to use is not compatible with Leopard but requres Snow Leopard or Lion.
Thanks

Most likely you needed to repair the hard drive and permissions before doing the upgrade. Thus, you installed an upgrade on a somewhat dysfunctional system. With the new OS the dysfunctions led to significant malfunction.
I would suggest, since you have a Time Machine backup, that you do this:
Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. After formatting has completed quit DU. Complete the Snow Leopard installation.
When Snow Leopard restarts into the Startup Assistant you will get an option to restore from your Time Machine backup. You can then migrate your Home folder, applications and support files, and system preferences.
This will give you a new, freshly installed Snow Leopard system.

Snow Leopard Installation and Upgrade Tips

Disclaimer: Apple does not necessarily endorse any suggestions, solutions, or third-party software products that may be mentioned in the topic below. Apple encourages you to first seek a solution at Apple Support. The following links are provided as is, with no guarantee of the effectiveness or reliability of the information. Apple does not guarantee that these links will be maintained or functional at any given time. Use the information below at your own discretion.
Some things to know when planning to upgrade to Snow Leopard:
General Information
• Snow Leopard will only run on a Mac with an Intel processor. It will not run on any Mac with a PowerPC processor. PowerPC-based Macs include all PowerMac G3s, PowerMac G4s and PowerMac G5s, iMac G3s, iMac G4s, iMac G5s, all PowerBooks, all iBooks, and all eMacs. There is no workaround or hack that will get around this issue and get Snow Leopard to install and run on a PowerPC-based Mac.
• An Apple web page with the major enhancements and refinements in Snow Leopard can be found here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/enhancements-refinements.html
• An article with a useful summary about Snow Leopard and 64-bit computing can be found here:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090826074252596
Tips
• IMPORTANT: As with any upgrade, you need to confirm compatibility of all your applications and drivers with Snow Leopard before you upgrade. Some major items of note:
Snow Leopard only ships with Java 1.6, so any applications built with Java must include support for 1.6 or the application will fail. Applications that currently use Java and are reported not to work include (but are by no means limited to) SPSS, ClamXav and Cyberduck.
Snow Leopard has severely restricted or in many cases eliminated the use of Input Managers, so applications that depended on those will fail. Logitech's mouse drivers appear to fall into this category.
Many applications that are or include menu bar components will fail if they depend on Unsanity's Menu Extra Enabler or the open-source Menu Cracker.
Apple has a list of software officially stated to be incompatible with Snow Leopard here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258
There's also an ongoing compatibility list is being maintained here:
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
Reports on that site are unofficial but may be useful.
• Snow Leopard no longer includes AppleTalk, so you will no longer be able to use any AppleTalk-only printers or other devices.
• Safari by default will launch in 64-bit mode on those systems that support 64-bit processing (which includes all Macs with Intel Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor). If you have Safari plug-ins that are not working, quit Safari, Get Info on the Safari application, and select "Open in 32-bit mode" and relaunch Safari.
• QuickTime Player X has some ability to trim and convert media, but no longer includes many of the former options available in QuickTime Pro. QuickTime 7 Player is available as an optional installation for those who still need the additional Pro features. If you have QuickTime 7 Pro installed in Leopard and are upgrading, the Snow Leopard installer should install QuickTime 7 Player automatically and preserve your Pro key. Apple has made no mention of a Pro version of QuickTime X.
• The Snow Leopard installer reportedly removes the Script subfolders from /Library/Scripts/, so if you are upgrading Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, before performing the upgrade make a backup of the Address Book Scripts, Basics, Finder Scripts, Info Scripts, Internet Services, and Navigation Scripts subfolders and then copy them back to /Library/Scripts/ after installing the update.
This is the 1st version of this tip. It was submitted on August 28, 2009 by Dave Sawyer.
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As the computer froze during the Snow Leopard installation, it's possible that Snow Leopard wasn't installed correctly and Snow Leopard can't start, so you have to reinstall Snow Leopard. To do it, insert the Snow Leopard disc, hold the C key while your computer is starting and follow the steps to reinstall Snow Leopard. You won't lose anything you had saved

SoundBlaster X-Fi Driver Installation Fails After Moving Soundcard to New Slot

NSoundBlaster X-Fi Driver Installation Fails After Moving Soundcard to New Slot4 I recently moved my X-Fi Elite Pro soundcard to a different PCI slot to accommodate my new large PCIE graphics card.
Prior to moving the card, my?original SoundBlaster install went fine without any trouble. When I booted up after relocating the card,?it was not detected at all. So I uninstalled my SoundBlaster driver software and?rebooted the computer?thinking that was necessary to clear any hardware configuration settings from the old install. This made no difference. I then discovered my card was not seated properly and corrected it.
Next I installed the SoundBlaster driver software. The installation proceeded and finished with a request to restart the computer. Once I did, the computer detects my card and starts the hardware installation wizard asking if I want Windows to search online for driver software. It does not recognize the just installed SoundBlaster driver installation. I have a dual boot setup and this happens in both WinXP Pro and Vista 32 Home Premium.
What's wrong here?

Forget it folks...couldn't wait for any suggestions so I just cleaned off my hard dri've and reinstalled everything. Works fine.

Does anyone know where to obtain snow leopard installation dvd?

I recently went to apple store and asked if they sell the snow leopard dvd installation, but they said it should be available on the apple website. However i could not find the installer... does anyone knows where to buy? (not from ebay and amazon). Also, if you guys have one, could you guys gladly offer me one?:)

If you need to purchase Snow Leopard, you can still purchase a copy from Apple's online store's telesales agents.[1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753) or Customer Service and Sales Support at 1-800-676-2775.] Ask for a Sales Representative.
Third-party sources for Snow Leopard are:
Snow Leopard from Amazon.com
Snow Leopard from eBay
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.
If you need to purchase Lion call 1-800-692-7753 or 1-800-676-2775. Ask for a Sales Representative. They will check your Apple ID, and email you a code and instructions. The cost is $29.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download.

How can I create a disk image of snow leopard installer disk from my Imac which runs it?

how can I create a disk image of snow leopard installer disk from my Imac which runs it? It came without DVD installer, and I want to make a copy of it's OS installer but can't find out how.

You need to have the disc in order to create disk image of snow leopard installer disc. What did your machine ship with? If something later than SL, then why? If earlier, then you can buy the SL installer disc and make the disk image.

Snow Leopard Installation Disk Ejects - won't install

A brand new Snow Leopard Installation disk would not be read in a MacBook Pro 15" so I just thought I'd share my solution.
This installation disk was readable on every Mac that I tried except the one that I wanted to install Snow Leopard onto, which, by the way, could read other CDs and DVDs.
I ran TechTool just to eliminate any problem it may be able to handle.
The solution was to clean the DVD with a little dish soap and water and to blot it dry with a lint-free cloth. Once I was sure that the disk was totally dry I attempted the installation again and it worked.

Hans, will that Pioneer cause problems with this Tiger app? One comment I read on one forum said that non-Apple disk drives have to be disabled to run Tiger, so I wonder if that would solve this problem. I appreciate all the time you've given me to help solve this problem. Like most projects, a lot more is involved that appears at first.

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